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Welcome! I'm so glad you're here! Since this week's blog hop is all about encouragement, I thought I'd share one of my favorite verses and two pictures with you. "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world" James 1:27. I just love that verse. It is so clear cut and straight forward to me. My relationship with God is NOT about a list of rules, it's about loving people- especially when they can't give back!

Below is a picture of the sweetest girl. She lives at God Cares School in Uganda. Kahuna had the great privilege of delivering her very first pair of shoes to her. She just melts my heart.

Below is Kahuna and a few more of the amazing children at God Cares. If you aren't already sponsoring an orphan somewhere in the world, hop on over to World Vision. You may find that bringing life transformation and hope to a child is just the encouragement you need!

Our current series at church this month is James. Pastor Brad was just speaking about this very verse. I am new to my walk of faith in Christ, so it was my first time reading it. There are many things in the Bible that can be confusing to understand - but most of it is clearly cut out, like the verse you've chosen. There is no hidden meaning, or theology that needs to be understood to appreciate the passage. It is as it says...

We also have a sponsered child from World Vision, South Africa. Vusimuzi Mememza is his name.

Stop by my blog, and bring your funny thoughts, photos or stories to join my "Make Me Laugh" today. It's a lighter side to encouragement :) Would love to hear from you!

I would like to invite you to participate in The Back to School Thingy, an event which is happening at Comfort Joy Designs in conjunction with Brown Couch Events between August 15 and Sepember 27.

If you wish to provide a product for review or giveaway, I can offer fantastic publicity and a chance for your business to be noticed within a thriving blogosphere!

What is THE BACK TO SCHOOL THINGY?

The Back to School Thingy will be fully interactive, which means that readers will be drawn to posts to participate. Whether it's a game, a randomly-drawn giveaway or competition, readers will be visiting for the opportunity to get involved!

Virtual events are a great way to bring large numbers of people together via the web 2.0.

How do you benefit from involvement?

You can provide a product, or gift certificate, for review or giveaway or both. If in addition you wish to provide a discount for readers, it may encourage traffic to your site.

Your business/product will be the topic of a post, written by Brown Couch staff, and your logo will be featured on our sidebar and the sponsors' page for the event, for the duration of the event.

Readers will be given incentive to visit your site, purchase from you and follow you on Facebook or Twitter (if applicable).

I also use social media like Facebook and Twitter to promote our events, as well as linking with promotional blogs/sites, ensuring that your business reaches even further online!

Sound Interesting? Great! Please keep reading!

If you wish to participate, please e-mail:

- the name/link of the product you wish to provide- whether you would like it reviewed or used in a giveaway- if giveaway, who it is to be open to (please specify US only, US/Canada, worldwide etc)- your company logo (jpeg or png)- a promotional image- if you are interested in offering a reader discount, the code

If you are sending a product for review, I will be in touch to let you know the name and address of the reviewer. If you are offering a product for giveaway, I will contact you when the giveaway is completed and provide details of the recipient.

Please note, products provided for review will be kept, in order to provide honest feedback.

And, Lastly...

I'd love to have you on board. I can promote you effectively and dynamically in a fun format designed to ensure readers find out about you!

I would also like to introduce my competitive advertising rates, beginning at USD$10 per month for 125x125px.

If I can assist you with anything I have mentioned - or hey, anything else - please do not hesitate to write back.

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About us

Big Kahuna and I have known each other since we were kids and have been married for almost 15 years. We are passionate about our family, travel and serving God. We love helping people and bringing them hope. We laugh ourselves to tears watching classic episodes of Saturday Night Live and The Office. Summer is our favorite season, and we live for warm evenings playing with the kids on the beach.

Big Surf is 14 years old. He's a voracious reader, focused, and spends hours building things. He is our resident techie and is also learning to play the violin. He loves to spend his free time playing baseball, flag football, or out on the trails by the house building his clubhouse.

Goofy Foot is ten years old. He devours his free reading books like there is no tomorrow. He is also the family comedian. If you see him, ask him to tell you a joke! He is tender-hearted, social and compliant. When he is not outside riding his bike, you'll find him drawing or writing a funny book.

Beach Bunny is three years old. She is our sunshine! She joined our family through the unbelievable gift of adoption. Beach Bunny loves to snuggle with us and carefully takes care of her baby dolls. She is super silly and must say hi to everyone! One word that describes her is "joy".

I Corinthians 13:4-13

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails... And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.